Toy revolver.



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-rov- REVOLVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,517, dated October 23, 1900. l Appunti-unna mmh 28,1000.' sans in. 9,840. oso mme-i.

To all whmn, itmay concern:

Be it known. that we, THOMAS H. LEWIS and GEoRcnW. TER'noRs'r, citizens ofthe United States oi America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and Slztte'of Pennsylvania, have invented eert-ain new and useful Improvements in Toy Revolvers, of which the following is a speciication, reference being hadl therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and .useful improvements in toy pistols, and is particularly adapted for use by children for amusement.

cient in its operation, and compara-tively in expensive to manufacture.

.'Briey described, the'invention consists of a suitable piece of metallic material formed to represent the handle andV barrel of a revolver, a pivoted cylinder ,mounted therein and adapted to carry a. series of caps, means for retaining the caps upon the cylinder, and a spring-actuated firing-pin operated by the cylinder for exploding the caps.

The invention finally consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be herei uafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reifer-4 ence is had to the accompanying drawings,

forming a. part ot this specification, and wherin like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- A Figure 1 is e perspective .view ofA our improved toy pistol. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof with the closure-plate open,fshowing the arrangement of the magazine-cylinder. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pistol, a 'portion of the barrel being broken away. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionalvi'ew taken on the lineerof Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a front View of the retaining-plate, provided with spring-clamps for holding the caps in position'. Fig'. is a.

.side view thereof. l

Referring to the drawings by reference-numerals, 1 indicates the handle, and 2 the barrel, of a pistol, which are formed of a. piece The olijectof the invention is to construct s inagazine'toy pistol which shttllbeextremelysimple in' construction, strong, durable, e-

' ofsuitable metallic material and provided with at recess 3, in which is mounted a mega-v zine-cylinder 1. The cylinder 4 is pivotally connected to the pistol bymenns of a. screw 5,and it is formed with n series oi outwardly# ext-endi ng trip-lugs 6,ha-ving one face straight,

curvilinear manner, as at 8. Arranged adjacent to one side of the mz-rgazine-cylinder and upon the screw 5 is n. retaining-plate 9,

suitably spaced apart. and ndnpted to engage 3ups11,ztrrauged in .th'e magazine-cylinder 4 between the lugs 6.

.The reference-numeral 12 indicates o closure-plate which is pivot-.illy secured to the side of t-he pistol', as at i3, and is adapted to coverthe one side ol the magaxine-cyl'inder 4 and is retained in position by means of a, bearing-spring 1-1, contacting with the forward end of the plate 12, as shown in Fig. l. The plate 12 is provided on its forward edge with a. notch 12', the one wall 13' of which engages with the spring 1J. when the closurep'late is in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, 'arresting further movement of said plate in'this direction and holding the same -in the closed position. As the other wall o f the notch has n. ca.in-surface, the platecanbe readily forced bask-ward to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, so as to give access to the c 'linden The upper end of the recess 3 terminates in an opening lat the top of the pist-ol, through which opera-tes a, firing-pin 16, secured to one end 0f n leaf-spring 17, while the opposite end of this spring 17 isfastened within the recess formed in the to'p of* the handle of the pistol, as at 18. The series of lugs 6, formed in the ating the tiring-pin 16. This operation is as follows: By revolving the magazine-cylinder 4 the tiring-pin will ride upwardly on the curvilinear face of one of the lugs 6, and the vaction of the spring 17 willforcethe pin into engagement with one of the clamps and until all the caps have been exploded, when the closure-plate is opened by swinging the' seme backward on its-pivot 13, as shown in magazine-cylinder 4, form triggers for oper-- as at 7, and the opposite face formed in a.

formed with a circo:neren'tially-arranged series of spring retaining-clamps 10, which are explode the cap. This operation is repeated a suitable recess,

Fig. 2, and the cylinder is reloaded byan intiwill be observed .that the action of the spring 17 will always keep the firing-pin in engagemcntwith one of the spring-clampsl and that upon revolving the cylinder thepin willvbc forced outfwardly,as above stated, by

one. of the lugs, and when the lug passes the firing-pin the action of the spring will cause the pin to engage the clamp and explode the cap. This action is also assist ed by means of a leaf-spring 1i), bearing against the spring 17, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The two springs are secured together to the handle of the pistol.

' It is thought the many advantages of our improved magazine toy pistol can be readily understood from the foregoing,r description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it`will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construct-ion without. departing lfrom the general spirit of our invention, Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In ai magazine toy pistol, the combination with the integra-l handle'and barrel portion forming the body which is provided with of a magazine rotatably mounted within said recess and .provided with a series of peripherally-arranged `trip-lugs, :1. retaining-plate mounted within the recess for tsecurimel a-series of caps upon the cylinder, said cylinder and plate being,r adapted to rotate in unison, a firing-pin carried by the body portion and adapted to beoperated by the engagement therewith of the trip-lugs carried by the rotatable sure-plate pivotally connected' to the handle and adaptedlto inclose' said magazine-cylin der, substantially as described.

2. In a magazine toy pistol, the combination with the body portion, of a rotatable magazine-cylinder secured thereto and promagazine, and a clovided with -perpherally-arranged trip-lugs, a retaining-plate adapted to 4rotate in unison. with the cylinder and secure the charge of explosive caps thereon, means carried by the y body portion for exploding said caps, a' pivoted closure-plato carried by the body portion for inclosing said cylinder, and means for securingsaidclosure-plate in the closed position', substantially 'as described.-

3. In a toy pistol, the combination with the bodypo-rtion having a recess, of a magazinecylinder rotatably mounted within said recess and provided with a series otperiph erallyarranged trip-lugs, said cylinder beingadapted to have the explosive caps arranged on its periphery, one between each pair'of triplugs, a retaining-plate mounted within therecess to rotate in unison with the cylinder, said retaining-plate provided with a series of cir.

.eumferentially-arranged clamps extendingat right angles. t-o the plate to engage and hold the'caps in position on the cylinder, and spring-actuated means carried by the body portion and adapted to be operated by the trip-lugs of the magazine-cylinder for explodintr the caps carried by said cylinder, substantially as described.

4. In a magazine toy pistol, the combinatiou with the integral handle and barrel portion forming the body which is provided with a suitable recess, of a circular magazine rotatably mounted within said recess and provided with a series of peripherally-arranged trip-lugs, a circular retaining-plate mount-ed within the recess to rotate in unison withthe magazine-cylinder, said retaining-plate having' a series of circumferentially-arranged clamps extending outwardly at right angles to the plate, one between each pair oftriplugs and adapted to secure t-he explosive caps upon the periphery of said cylinder, and a springz-hammer carried by the body port-ion and adapted to be actuated by the trp-lugs of the magazine forexploding.,r the caps carried on said cylinder, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We atix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS H. LEWIS. GEORGE W. TERHORST. Witnesses:

H. C. EVERT, E. W. ARTHUR. 

